Tenerife Magazine’s round up of some of the most interesting news stories of the week in Tenerife
Simply Red and Simply Delicious
The big event this week in Tenerife was the Simply Red concert in Costa Adeje. Most of the 10000 crowd seemed to have a great time, but aspects of the organisation and the length of time Simply Red were on stage came in for some stick.
Mick didn’t get to see much of Tenerife, something that he was criticized for on one web forum ““ someone visiting Costa Adeje not venturing outside the resort? Seems unthinkable. But apparently he did at least sample some Canarian wines during his brief visit as well as developing a liking for papas arrugadas.
Rent-a-Cop”¦Car
Don’t expect a quick reaction time from the boys in blue in Puerto de la Cruz at the moment. The Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF) claim that the PolicÃa Local in El Puerto only have one police car at their disposal”¦and it’s rented.
On a brighter note for the town, tourism figures were boosted following a sudden influx of visitors wearing stripy jumpers and carrying sacks with “˜swag’ written across them.
Bus Stop Art Exhibitions
If you happen to spot someone who looks as though they’re vandalising bus stops with a can of paint spray, don’t immediately call 112. For a start, in Puerto de la Cruz the police would probably have to catch a bus to get to you and secondly, it’s probably graffitist & graphic designer, Iker Muro. Tenerife’s bus company, Titsa have asked Iker to give some bus stops an arty makeover. So far paradas in Taco and Icod de los Vinos have been transformed into urban works of art. Of course if the person happens to be spraying ‘José hearts Alicia‘, then they probably are a common, or garden vandal.
Tenerife Luxury Hotel to be Designed by Sir Norman Foster
One of the World’s most renowned architects, Sir Norman Foster (Wembley Stadium and “˜The Gherkin’ in London amongst many, many more) is to design a new luxury hotel in Guia de Isora according to the municipality’s mayor, Pedro MartÃn. It’s thought that the hotel, which includes another golf course, will be constructed near the Abama. At least if it’s designed by Sir Norman it might blend in with the surroundings a bit better”¦on the other hand have you seen the “˜Gherkin’? All these proposed luxury hotels sound very nice (actually they don’t; for god’s sake, leave some of the island in its natural state) but I wonder how much research and planning has gone into how they’re going to fill them.
We’ll Fight them on the Beaches
After the mayor of La Orotava, Isaac Valencia caused quite a stir, and a lot of debate with the Cabildo, by announcing that La Orotava’s Ancon and Los Patos beaches were going to be closed to the public just as summer hit its stride, there’s been a complete U-turn. Following an announcement that funds will be made available to carry out some urgent safety work, it was declared last week that the beaches will remain open. Good news for the nudists and surfers who use them and even better news for those who do both.
And finally the TIT (This Is Tenerife) of the week award goes to…
The community of neighbours in Costa Adeje who are putting pressure on the local authorities to do something about the noise levels coming from pubs and clubs in certain areas of the resort. I sympathise with people who simply want some peace and quiet to sleep at night, but isn’t this a bit like the people who move to Glastonbury then start complaining about the festival? It’s not as though there was a quaint little town there which was engulfed against its will by nasty hotels and leisure establishments. Costa Adeje is after all purpose built for tourism and tourist resorts by their very nature include bars and clubs.
The comment that made me laugh the most was that the peace and tranquillity which has characterised Costa Adeje for years is being threatened. Actually, I think you’ll find the real peace and tranquillity went when a hulking great tourist resort was developed there.
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